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Knowledge gaps and research directions in migration ecology for advancing the conservation of migratory songbirds

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding migration ecology is essential for effective conservation of migratory species. To achieve a comprehensive understanding of the ecology of migrating species, it is necessary to study how species react to the complex interplay of intrinsic and extrinsic conditions when optimizing their migratory journey in terms of survival ...
Daniel A. F. Bloche, Heiko Schmaljohann, Nir Sapir   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The contribution of mountain policy in Austria to maintaining mountain farming and to supporting rural development

, 2007
The landscape in Austria is characterised by the high proportion (70%) of mountain areas. Although the Austrian mountain areas have long been more than just an agricultural region, mountain farming still plays a key role in safeguarding the sensitive eco-

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Resolving the biome debate: ecological and palaeo‐data concur that the extensive tree‐limited grassy biomes of central and north‐western Madagascar are largely anthropogenic

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For millennia, human activities have transformed ecosystems globally. Determining which landscapes are predominantly anthropogenic is crucial to conservation and habitat restoration. Madagascar, a critically‐threatened biodiversity hotspot, is a prominent example.
Grant S. Joseph, Sean Hixon, Colleen L. Seymour, Laurie R. Godfrey, Miguel Pedrono, Karen E. Samonds, Andrinajoro R. Rakotoarivelo, Brooke E. Crowley   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maintaining habitat diversity at small scales benefits wild bees and pollination services in mountain apple orchards

Ecological Solutions and Evidence
Landscape context influences wild bee abundance and diversity, alongside pollination‐related services. Growing evidence supports the positive effects of landscape heterogeneity on bee diversity and fruit production for pollination‐dependent crops in ...
Sebastiano Zanini, Matteo Dainese, Timo Kopf, Georg Leitinger, Ulrike Tappeiner   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seeing Northern European Fjord and Mountain Agriculture Through Farmers' Eyes: A Critical Step in Promoting Sustainability

Mountain Research and Development, 2016
Agriculture is a minor contributor to local economies in European mountain and fjord areas where tourism is predominant; however, it is essential to maintain the agricultural landscape and other important nonmarket functions of mountain agroecosystems ...
Alberto Bernués, Morten Clemetsen, Lars Olav Eik   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Controlled Traffic Farming

, 2011
Metadata only recordControlled Traffic Farming (CTF) is a farming method used to reduce soil compaction, decrease inputs, and improve soil structure when coupled with reduced-till or no-till practices.
Controlled Traffic Farming Europe
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Corporate ESG Greenwashing: Does Regulatory Proximity Matter?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) greenwashing undermines sustainable development, yet the influence of regulatory proximity on oversight is understudied. By introducing the “distance decay effect” from geoeconomics into ESG misconduct research and using a sample of Chinese listed firms from 2009 to 2022, this study reveals a ...
Weiqi Zhao, Zhichao Chen, Muhammad Nadeem, Guanghua Xu, Nader Atawnah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impacts of Agricultural Practices on Mountain Biodiversity

Proceedings
This paper investigates how agricultural practices impact mountain biodiversity. Within the PROMONT project this has been realized across six ADRION pilot areas.
Charisios Achillas, Thomas Varveris, Triantafyllos Bouchounas, Konstantinos Zapounidis, Dimitrios Aidonis   +4 more
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Economic aspects of sheep farming on the family farm models in the hilly-mountain regions of Serbia [PDF]

Ekonomika poljoprivrede, 2018
The hilly-mountain villages are important factor in food production and rural development of Serbia. The sheep production is in the fourth place of importance among branches of livestock production in Serbia, behind the cattle, pig and poultry productions.
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The impact of the policy framework on dynamics of mountain farming in Austria

, 2006
Mountain areas have, in general, overcome farming difficulties and the handicaps of geographical peripheral location and low competivity. As the agricultural sector is of significant relevance for land use in these areas the different farm management ...

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